Executive Principal Connected Communities ($5 - 8K Relocation Support Payment) Gunnedah High SchoolNSW Department of Education – Gunnedah NSW
Gunnedah HS is situated 78 kilometres west of Tamworth in the New England Region of NSW. It is a comprehensive co-educational high school which serves the town as well as the surrounding rural districts bounded by Boggabri, Mullaley and Somerton. Gunnedah HS has a student enrolment of 393, 52% of whom identified as Aboriginal.
There is a Special Education Unit that consists of four MC classes, one IM class and a Tutorial Centre. Students are offered a variety of pathways, catering for their learning needs and career aspirations, whilst utilising teaching practices and high impact strategies that empower all students to become confident, resilient, and successful learners.
Student participation and achievement is strongly encouraged in the academic, cultural and sporting areas of the curriculum and recognised in both the school and local community.
Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment. The Executive Principal will work in partnership with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the local community to achieve the key accountabilities of the role.
This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of extension for the duration of the Connected Community strategy to the end of 2034.
Selection Criteria In addition to the general selection criteria,
Deep level knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department's Aboriginal Education policies and related government policies and strategies.Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis and planning capability, combined with creative problem-solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high-quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.Demonstrated capacity to implement the school's shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community while being dynamic and responsive to achieve results.Ability to build collaborative relationships with key government and non-government agencies particularly the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. to drive improved outcomes for Aboriginal students.Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education. General Selection Criteria High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high-quality education.Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs.High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community.Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning.Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning.Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people. Conditions An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
Special Notes An Executive Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6 or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
The department is progressively introducing a great range of new benefits and incentives for teachers and executives in rural and remote NSW public schools.
About the NSW Department of Education The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team.
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